Deadly Listeria Outbreak Linked To Pasta Sold At Trader Joe’s And Walmart Leaves 4 Dead And 19 Hospitalized

If you have this product in your house you might want to throw it out ASAP!

Four people have died and 19 have been hospitalized after consuming food that has been linked to a listeria outbreak.

The product that has been linked to the outbreak and has since been recalled has been identified as Albertsons Companies’ ready-to-eat pasta salads, Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce which was sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s Cajun-style blackened chicken breast fettuccine alfredo.

USA Today reported more on the deadly outbreak:

Four people are dead and nearly two dozen were hospitalized due to a listeria outbreak connected to recalled ready-to-eat products sold nationwide at Walmart, Trader Joe’s, Kroger and Albertsons stores, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) initially reported a recall involving prepared pasta meals on Thursday, Sept. 25, while investigating an outbreak of listeria monocytogenes contamination, which can cause listeriosis and listeria poisoning.

The federal agencies expanded the food safety alert this week, reporting the outbreak is now known to have occurred in 15 states, with a total of 20 confirmed infections as of Sept. 30.

Consumers should discard or return Trader Joe’s Cajun Style Blackened Chicken Breast Fettuccine Alfredo and Walmart’s Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce. https://t.co/gcjK52oTNg

— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) September 30, 2025

The Hill reported what states have been impacted by the outbreak:

Deaths took place in Illinois, Michigan, Texas and Utah, including one pregnancy-associated illness which resulted in a fetal loss.

Infections from the outbreak were confirmed in: California (2 cases), Florida (1 case), Illinois (1 case), Indiana (1 case), Louisiana (2 cases), Michigan (2 cases), Minnesota (1 case), Missouri (1 case), Nevada (1 case), North Carolina (1 case), Ohio (1 case), South Carolina (1 case), Texas (3 cases), Utah (1 case) and Virginia (1 case).

The numbers mentioned only cover known cases and may not represent the entire extent of the outbreak, according to the CDC.

Albertsons: Albertsons Companies’ ready-to-eat pasta salads were sold at Albertsons and associated stores with best-by dates of Sept. 8-29, in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.

The full list of recalled products and more information can be found here.

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Trader Joe’s: Cajun-style blackened chicken breast fettuccine alfredo with best-by dates of Sept. 20, Sept. 24 and Sept. 27, were sold in the following states: Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.

Walmart: Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce with best-by dates of Sept. 22 through Oct. 1 were sold in Walmart stores around the country.